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The Queensland Guineas is a mile feature for three-year-olds run during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.
Queensland Guineas News
The Group 2 Queensland Guineas is a 1600m event for all three-year-old horses and is worth $350,000 in prize money.
Previously held at Eagle Farm Racecourse in early June, the event was cancelled in 2020 due COVID-19 and then moved to its own feature race day in either late April or early May.
The mile event is a set weights race and now serves as a potential lead-up into the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) on Stradbroke Handicap Day.
Kovalica (2023) was the last horse to complete the Queensland Guineas – Queensland Derby double.
Queensland Guineas Day now features two Group 2 events with the other feature on the card being the Group 2 Victory Stakes for Stradbroke Handicap types.
The Queensland Guineas field attracts a line-up of the season’s best three-year-old middle-distance gallopers coming off potential lead-up runs from the autumn in Sydney.
A number of times in recent years the Queensland Guineas has been held at Doomben Racecourse due to ongoing track issues at Eagle Farm.
The Queensland Guineas also now offers a ballot exemption to the winner into the $1.2 million Group 2 The Q22 (2200m) run at Eagle Farm on Stradbroke Handicap Day.
The form of the 2021 Queensland Guineas was franked with the winner Private Eye going on to dominate in the spring later that year including winning Sydney’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m).
The 2022 Queensland Guineas form was franked with the runner-up Dark Destroyer winning the Group 3 Rough Habit Plate next start before a fourth in that year’s Queensland Derby and subsequent Group 1 Tarzino Stakes win in New Zealand that September.
The 2023 Queensland Guineas winner Kovalica ran third next-up in the Doomben Cup results against the older horses before winning the Queensland Derby that winter. He also returned in the spring for a Group 1 Epsom Handicap second in Sydney.
The Queensland Guineas 2026 runs on Saturday May 2, 2026 at Eagle Farm Racecourse as an early winter lead-up to the Queensland Derby.
| 2026 Queensland Guineas | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday May 2, 2026 |
| Track: | Eagle Farm Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1600m |
| Race Type: | 3YOs – Set Weights |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize money: | $350,000 |
2026 Queensland Guineas Results
Stay tuned for the official 2026 Queensland Guineas results and finishing order at Eagle Farm on Saturday May 2, 2026 and to see what three-year-olds are eyeing a Queensland Derby run.
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
Winning Margin: TBD
Winning Time: TBD
2026 Queensland Guineas Betting
The season’s best Queensland Guineas 2026 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the Group 2, mile feature will be available at Races.com.au the week of the race.
Kovalica ($2.40 in 2023) was the last favourite in Queensland Guineas betting to salute for the punters.
2026 Queensland Guineas Form
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2026 Queensland Guineas Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Queensland Guineas 2026 Tips on the lucrative Group 2 event for Queensland Derby hopes this winter season.
- To Win: TBD
2026 Queensland Guineas Field
The Queensland Guineas field draws a strong line-up of winter three-year-olds from both local Brisbane stables as well as interstate raiders chasing the riches on offer in the sunshine state. It is a race for gallopers heading towards a step-up in distance for the Group 1 Queensland Derby held, which it was previously on the same day as up until 2021.
The official Queensland Guineas 2026 field and barriers are announced by Racing Queensland the Wednesday of race week and will be published below.
2026 Queensland Guineas Nominations
The Queensland Guineas 2026 nominations are out the Monday leading-up to race day.
Queensland Guineas History
First raced in 1896 and won by College Cap, the Queensland Guineas was originally an 8 Furlong Principal race until 1973 when it was changed to 1600m. Shortly after in 1979 the race was elevated to Group 3 status until 1988 when it was once again raised to Group Two status.
The Queensland Guineas was not held from 1942 to 1945, 1983 or in 1996.
The fastest winning time since 1988 was recorded by Sizzling in 2013 with 1 minute 24.3 seconds while the slowest time was 1 minute 43.8 seconds by Insecure in 1998.
In 2013 the Queensland Guineas moved race days, from Stradbroke Handicap Day to Queensland Oaks Day. The race distance was also changed from 1600m to 1400m. For 2017 the Queensland Guineas was contested over 1600m at Doomben Racecourse with the state of the Eagle Farm track deemed unsuitable for racing earlier in the carnival.
The 2020 Queensland Guineas was cancelled due to COVID-19 and moved forward on the winter carnival schedule from 2021.
Queensland Guineas Results
Queensland Guineas results since 2000 are listed below.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Queensland Guineas | 1st | TBD | TBD |
| 2nd | TBD | ||
| 3rd | TBD | ||
| 2025 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Depth Of Character | 1 minute 34.93 seconds |
| 2nd | Churchill’s Choice | ||
| 3rd | Beau Dazzler | ||
| 2024 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Kintyre | 1 minute 35.50 seconds |
| 2nd | Razors | ||
| 3rd | Press Link | ||
| 2023 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Kovalica | 1 minute 36.45 seconds |
| 2nd | Perfect Thought | ||
| 3rd | The Vowels | ||
| 2022 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Character | 1 minute 35.80 seconds |
| 2nd | Dark Destroyer | ||
| 3rd | Ashgrove | ||
| 2021 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Private Eye | 1 minute 37.60 seconds |
| 2nd | Apache Chase | ||
| 3rd | Kukeracha | ||
| 2020 Queensland GuineasRace Not Run (Due to COVID-19) | 1st | – | – |
| 2nd | – | ||
| 3rd | – | ||
| 2019 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Kolding | 1 minute 35.38 seconds |
| 2nd | Baccarat Baby | ||
| 3rd | Pohutukawa | ||
| 2018 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Sambro | 1 minute 38.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Seaway | ||
| 3rd | Magnufighter | ||
| 2017 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Salsonic | 1 minute 34.85 seconds |
| 2nd | Volpino | ||
| 3rd | Niccanova | ||
| 2016 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Tsaritsa | 1 minute 34.13 seconds |
| 2nd | Denmagic | ||
| 3rd | Sold For Song | ||
| 2015 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Jabali | 1 minute 34.61 seconds |
| 2nd | Bachman | ||
| 3rd | Merion | ||
| 2014 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Sir Moments | 1 minute 23.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Liberty’s Choice | ||
| 3rd | Ryker | ||
| 2013 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Sizzling | 1 minute 24.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Dances On Stars | ||
| 3rd | Lucky Hussler | ||
| 2012 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Pear Tart | 1 minute 26.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Free Wheeling | ||
| 3rd | Stradon | ||
| 2011 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Torio’s Quest | 1 minute 35.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Benny’s Buttons | ||
| 3rd | Spot The Rock | ||
| 2010 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Rothesay | 1 minute 33.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Launay | ||
| 3rd | Fifteen Carat | ||
| 2009 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Express Air | 1 minute 39.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Marveen | ||
| 3rd | La Etoile | ||
| 2008 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Turffontein | 1 minute 40.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Royal Discretion | ||
| 3rd | Pepperwood | ||
| 2007 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Sequential Charm | 1 minute 35.5 seconds |
| 2nd | J Adane | ||
| 3rd | Danleigh | ||
| 2006 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Nova Star | 1 minute 36.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Fashions Afield | ||
| 3rd | Funlove | ||
| 2005 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Saxon | 1 minute 35.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Hit The Road | ||
| 3rd | Special Times | ||
| 2004 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Winning Belle | 1 minute 40.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Toulouse Lautrec | ||
| 3rd | Little Punc | ||
| 2003 Queensland Guineas | 1st | True Glo | 1 minute 33.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Sportsman | ||
| 3rd | King Of Them All | ||
| 2002 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Regent Street | 1 minute 35.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Galroof | ||
| 3rd | Deuxienne | ||
| 2001 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Heroism | 1 minute 34.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Yoruba | ||
| 3rd | Pimpala Player | ||
| 2000 Queensland Guineas | 1st | Magnifier | 1 minute 34.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Fairway | ||
| 3rd | Make Mine Magic | ||
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